When strolling through a garden center or flipping through a plant catalog, you’ll often notice two distinct names on each tag: a common name and a botanical name. While the common name feels ...

But there are those who argue that some of these names are problematic, demeaning or even racist. That’s why the community of plant, algae and fungi researchers took a series of steps to start t ...

The International Botanical Congress voted to change a scientific name belonging to hundreds of plant species because it was offensive in southern Africa. By Clarissa Brincat In July, plant ...

and Zebra Plant. That was the first time she realized that many of her favorite plants wore animal names. The list goes on. There’s Goat’s Beard, Cranesbill, Spiderwort, Butterfly Bush ...

Read the latest coverage. Plant scientists are set to decide on whether to rid their field of offensive names. This week, the group that sets the rules for naming plant species will vote on ...

An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word. Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are ...